In this video, Zalan Schuster illustrates the audible difference between a treated and an untreated listening room. Zalan is a GIK Acoustics dealer in Slovakia and his knowledge is evident in this useful video. Zalan Schuster Acoustics / GIK Acoustics showroom Tel.: +421 905 616 440 zalansch@hotmail.com www.zs-acoustics.com www.facebook.com/ZalanSchusterAcoustics We hardly realize the impact a […]

So you’ve got your room setup and treated, you’ve spent a ton on gear and a fantastic monitoring chain, but things still don’t sound right. Maybe the stereo image is weird, or the low end is tubby on one side and thin on the other. Is in the monitors? Is it the converters? Is in […]

When it comes to room setup, there are a lot of dos and don’ts. Here is a list of things to avoid if at all possible in order to get the best sound. – Don’t put your seating right against a wall, back or side. This is the worst place in any room for smooth […]

In this article we’ll examine what a Bass Trap (bass absorber) is, why we recommend putting bass traps in certain places in the room, and we’ll explore the options and benefits of bass traps. The basics are simpler than most people think. First, let’s start with the quintessential question: Why do I need room treatments? […]

Isolation (also known as soundproofing) is important for a variety of reasons. The most commonly recognized reason is to stop sound from bothering other people in the house or other people outside the room and the house/building. A more important reason to soundproof is to stop sound from getting INTO the room. Why is this […]

SBIR (Speaker Boundary Interference Response) – This is a term to describe how the proximity of a speaker to a hard boundary (wall/ceiling/floor) will change the response, especially in the low end. This is something that not a lot of people understand nor consider when planning a room. Sound radiates from a driver in different […]

Diffusion is a wonderful tool in small room acoustics. OK, nice enough, but what is diffusion, why is it wonderful and where would it be wonderful in my room? Below I will answer those questions and offer effective application options. Mathematically-based/purpose-designed acoustical diffusors are young, only 30 years in development. The first commercially offered options […]

Treating Room Modes Room modes are caused by sound reflecting off of various room surfaces. There are three types of modes in a room: axial, tangential, and oblique. Modal activity occurs at frequencies which are directly related to the dimensions of the room. Axial modes are the strongest and many times, the only ones that […]